Postdoctoral Fellow; Quantitative Modeling Group

Job:
Postdoctoral Fellow (Quantitative Modeling Group) Postdoctoral Fellow (Quantitative Modeling Group) - 103507

Division: BE-Biological Systems & Engineering

In this exciting role, you will work as part of a collaborative team to integrate microbial phenotypic data (e.g. fluxomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) into quantitative computational models able to predict and explain the outcomes of bioengineering interventions. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of bench scientists, automation engineers, and software developers in devising methods for high-throughput data collection and analysis for feedback into experimental design, as part of the Agile Bio Foundry and the Joint Bio Energy Institute .

This position has an anticipated start date of March 3, 2025.

• Integrate and analyze data.
• Develop quantitative predictive models of cell metabolism.
• Integrate transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data into quantitative models.
• Use machine-learning and data-mining approaches to guide the synthetic biology process.
• Develop new machine-learning algorithms.
• Combine machine learning and mechanistic approaches.
• Develop and optimize code and algorithms for predictive models.
• Combine algorithms and automation to enable self-driving labs and automate the scientific process.
• Interact continuously with experimentalists and automation scientists to guide and propose new experiments and use available data to its full potential.
• Interact continuously with software engineers to provide code using best practices.
• Resolve problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines.
• Prepare research results for publication and present at scientific and internal meetings.

• A recent PhD (within the last 1-2 years) in Systems Biology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in Python or other major programming languages.
• Proven experience in Linux including file systems, shell, hardware/software monitoring, etc.
• Strong mathematical background and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to organize technical/scientific information, publish in top journals as a first author, and present at conferences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse, interdisciplinary research team.

• Experience in metabolic flux analysis.
• Experience on experimental lab work.
• Knowledge of microbiology and microbial metabolism.
• Strong interest in microbiology and bacterial metabolism.

• For full consideration, please apply with a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume and a cover letter describing your interest by February 15, 2025.
• This is a full time, exempt from overtime pay (monthly paid), 2 year (benefits eligible), Postdoctoral Fellow appointment with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds, and ongoing operational needs. You must have less than 3 years of paid postdoctoral experience.
• The monthly salary range for this position is $7,828 - $8,742 and is expected to start at $7,828 or above. Postdoctoral positions are paid on a step schedule per union contract and salaries will be predetermined based on postdoctoral step rates. Each step represents one full year of completed post-Ph.D. postdoctoral experience.
• As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
• This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for…